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| Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Ying Hang Ting | 
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| Photographed on 9th September is
Citybus 1582,
a newly arrived BYD K9R electric bus. It is believed this is
one
of five such vehicles ordered by Citybus/New World First Bus, purchased
with government funding. The buses are 11.6 metres in length and have
31 seats and standing for around 35. It is claimed it has a range of
250km after a full charge, which takes around four hours. | 
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| 1581 and 1582 were registered on 26th
November 2015 with 1583 following on 15th December. | 
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| 1581
was noted undergoing tests on 26th December 2015 | 
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| Photograph courtesy and copyright Ken
Hui | 
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| The
following day, 27th December 2015,
saw 1581 enter service on route 11. | 
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| The above photographs courtesy and copyright of Philip Chan |